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Did John Mc Cain, Susan Collins and Rand Paul Stop Seniors From Being Kicked Out of Nursing Homes?

September 26, 2017

Seniors all over the US , many of whom were middle class, worked all their lives but have spent down their retirement, will lose their federal safety net in Medicaid if the ACA is defeated by the Republican Senate, October 1.

 For  the second time Senator John McCain a war hero and now brain cancer patient, who wants to the Senate to follow the rules of order, and Susan Collins a compassionate Republican ,along with Dr. Rand Paul ,a Republican who thinks the bill is not severe enough, may save seniors from losing nursing home coverage with Medicaid once again.

The New York Times reported in a June attempt to gut the ACA New York Times  that this includes middle and upper-class seniors who have used all their savings because they have no choice but to remain in a nursing home.  The June New York Times story covers  Alice Jacobs, 90, who once owned a factory and horses. She has raised four children and buried two husbands.

But years in an assisted living center drained her savings, and now she relies on Medicaid to pay for her care at Dogwood Village, a nonprofit, county-owned nursing home here.

“You think you’ve got enough money to last all your life, and here I am,” Ms. Jacobs said.

Medicaid pays for most of the 1.4 million people in skilled nursing homes, like Ms. Jacobs. It covers 20 percent of all Americans and 40 percent of poor adults.

But little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes if the cuts took effect.

I am on the board of the Health Projects Center in Santa Cruz County California who oversees the care of these Medicaid seniors.If the ACA became Trumpcare what would happen in all states is if the ACA is gutted on October 1. The program would be block granted .In California, very progressive state most likely seniors would still be protected in skilled nursing. But in red states block granting would mean millions of seniors and younger people would lose Medicaid coverage

We will have to wait until the final vote in 4 days but if you feel strongly that that senior being dumped from nursing homes  is a social catastrophe, contact your senator or congressman

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Trumpcare Medicaid Cuts Will Force Seniors Out of Nursing Home- New York Times

June 25, 2017

New York Times Today: Seniors all over the US many of whom were middle class worked all their lives but have spent down their retirement, will lose their federal safety net in Medicaid if the ACA is defeated in the Senate by the Republican Senate

ORANGE, Va. — Alice Jacobs, 90, once owned a factory and horses. She has raised four children and buried two husbands.

But years in an assisted living center drained her savings, and now she relies on Medicaid to pay for her care at Dogwood Village, a nonprofit, county-owned nursing home here.

“You think you’ve got enough money to last all your life, and here I am,” Ms. Jacobs said.

Medicaid pays for most of the 1.4 million people in nursing homes, like Ms. Jacobs. It covers 20 percent of all Americans and 40 percent of poor adults.

On Thursday, Senate Republicans joined their House colleagues in proposing steep cuts to Medicaid, part of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Conservatives hope to roll back what they see as an expanding and costly entitlement. But little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes if the cuts took effect.

ORANGE, Va. — Alice Jacobs, 90, once owned a factory and horses. She has raised four children and buried two husbands.

But years in an assisted living center drained her savings, and now she relies on Medicaid to pay for her care at Dogwood Village, a nonprofit, county-owned nursing home here.

“You think you’ve got enough money to last all your life, and here I am,” Ms. Jacobs said.

Medicaid pays for most of the 1.4 million people in nursing homes, like Ms. Jacobs. It covers 20 percent of all Americans and 40 percent of poor adults.

On Thursday, Senate Republicans joined their House colleagues in proposing steep cuts to Medicaid, part of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Conservatives hope to roll back what they see as an expanding and costly entitlement. But little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes if the cuts took effect.

Filed Under: Aging, Aging Life Care, aging life care manager, case manager, elder care manager, Families, Geriatric Care Manager, geriatric care manager, geriatric social worker, nurse advocate, nurse care manager, Quality of Life for elders Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, care manager, case manager, Medicaid, Medicaid Cuts, Medicaid nursing home cuts parent in nursing home, nursing home cuts

ACA Supreme Court Decision Reaches Out to Elders

July 1, 2015

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Last weeks landmark decision to continue the Affordable Care Act affects seniors. The laudable Scan Foundatiion   offers a White paper  paper on how how seniors benefit through the ACA . 

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, aging life and geriatric care management, SCAN Foundation, Seniors and ACA, Supreme Court decision

NY Times – Sticker Shock of Long Term Care

May 17, 2013

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Long-term care costs are well known to the US  government and professionals in aging .However when baby boomers get the full picture they have rabid sticker shock. The New York Times reveals how stunned many young/ old are at the quickly rising cost of their future care and how unprepared most boomers and their families are to shoulder the expense.

 

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, aging family, Aging In Place, aging parent, aging parent care, aging parent crisis, checklist for aging parent problems, cost of assisted living, cost of long term care, cost of nursing home, crisis with aging parents, Geriatric Assessment, geriatric care manager, long term care, long term care insurance, National Association of Geriatric Care Managers, New York Times, poll on long term care, protecting elder assets, psying fot long term care

New York Times Today Medicaid Ups Use of Care

May 2, 2013

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Medicaid study in New York Times today based on New England Journal of Medicine Study.Where Medicaid appears to have the strongest impact is reducing depression.

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Changes in Medicaid, depression, Depression Assessment for Older person, Geriatric Assessment, geriatric care managers, Medicaid, My Geriatric Care Management Operations Manual, National Association of Geriatric Care Managers, National Geriatric Care Manager Month, New England Journal of Medicine, New York Times, treating depression

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